Happy Birthday from Thursday 27 March to Wednesday 2 April – Dominic Bannister, Jude Bell, Douglas Curwen-Reed, Abigail Edwards, James Isaacs, Sharon Jackson, Nathan Kuti, Savan Mallik, Zanson Plummer, Ben Rochford, Roger Simons, Jeremy Sothcott, Neville Thompson, Tim Underhill and Kyra Williams
HELP WANTED – PARENTS – we need your help to ensure your child can compete at all their events this season!
Volunteering to help on the track or field at just a couple of our home and away fixtures in 2025, will give us certainty early on that the meetings can go ahead. It’s a fun way to be involved on the day, you will still be free to watch your child’s events, lunches and refreshments are always provided at our home fixtures and at most away ones too.
Please contact either GERALD ALTERMAN or ROSALIND ZEFFERTT for further information or complete this form SBH 2025 Summer Availability.
GERALD: (SBH Officials Secretary; athletics@marksman.plus.com: 07956 825781)
ROSALIND: (SBH Officials Co-ordinator: anglo.japan@outlook.com: 07973 822874)
NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to STACEY GONZALEZ who broke her own Masters Women 50-54 4kg Shot with a put of (8.09m) at the SBH Throwsfest at StoneX Stadium on 23 March. Her previous Club Record was (7.82m) set at Swindon on 17 August 2024.
BEST PERFORMANCE AWARDS – Club President COLETTE HURLEY and Club Chairman JOHN KELLY were proud to present two SBH Best Performance Awards – Firstly to DAVE BRADLEY who received the 2024 Services to the Club certificate and PHILIP CUNNINGHAM who received his certificate for the 2023-2024 Cross Country Masters Men 60-69 points winner.
HERTFORDSHIRE OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS NOW OPEN TO ENTER – HERTFORDSHIRE AND BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 10 May and Sunday 11 May at the Bedford International Athletic Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford (Satnav MK41 9SB).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women
Link to enter on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bedstfc/
Entries Closing Date Friday 25 April
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.
MIDDLESEX OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS NOW OPEN TO ENTER – Takes place on Saturday 10 May and Sunday 11 May at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women
Link to enter on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/middxtfo/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 27 April
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.
UPCOMING FIXTURES – I have now shown as 2 sections – The first section covers the fixtures that SBH compete in and other major fixtures – The second section covers the Open Meeting fixtures, that you have to enter yourselves.
SUMMER OPEN MEETINGS – These are the BFTTA, Lee Valley and Watford fixtures, dates highlighted in RED are open to enter – all information those fixtures that are open to enter, can be found in the ‘Open Meeting Upcoming Fixtures‘ section, which follows the ‘SBH Upcoming Fixtures For The Next 6 Weeks‘ section.
BFTTA OPEN MEETINGS – Takes place at Lee Valley – April 21, May 18, June 1, July 20, August 30.
LEE VALLEY OPEN MEETINGS – Takes place at Lee Valley – Fixtures still to be published.
WATFORD OPEN MEETINGS – Takes place at Watford – April 2, 16 and 30, May 14 and 28, June 11 and 25, July 9 and 23, August 6 and 20, September 3.
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2024. The current SBH annual subscription is £85 (following the recent 2024 SBH AGM) and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £104 and should be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: HSBC, ACCOUNT NUMBER: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please advise GEOFF MORPHITIS by email (geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com) when payment has been made.
RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances. For example in the recent EYAL results, an athlete in the 200m ran (24.1), and on his profile his season’s best was shown as (23.88) indoors. As the 200m indoors and outdoors are totally different type of events, I had shown the (24.1) as a season’s best. Regarding Master athletes any personal best performances relate to their current age-groups, as Club Records for Masters age-groups are in 5 year periods.
WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Nanjing, China on 21-23 March
Shot 7.26kg – SM Straight Final SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 12th (19.88mi)
A below par SCOTT saw him finishing in 12th place
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS THROWSFEST 1 – Took place at StoneX Stadium on 23 March
Shot 4kg – SW LYDIA ROGERS 1st (SB 8.48m) adding 20cm to her 18 January put
Shot 4kg – V50 A STACEY GONZALES V50 4th (PB 8.09m) adding 27cm to her 2024 put, and a new Club Record
Hammer 5kg – U17M MILO RYNEHART U17 2nd (PB 41.48m) and is ranked UK No.4 U17 in 2025
Hammer 3kg – U17W A MALIA ANDERSON-WATSON U17 3rd (PB 33.94m) adding 4.32cm to her 2024 throw, B KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 3rd (42.54m)
Hammer 3kg – V50 STACEY GONZALES V50 4th (PB 33.31m) adding 12cm to her 2024 throw, and is ranked UK No.6 V50 in 2025
Javelin 700g – U17M ALON TAYLOR U17 2nd (SB 41.19m) and is ranked UK No.10 U17 in 2025
VAULT LONDON – Took place at Lee Valley on 23 March
Pole Vault – SX C ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 14th (2.37mi), D RAMSEY GILL U17 2nd (3.77mi), THOMAS ROBERTSON U17 4th (3.67mi), ISSA PHILLIPS-POPE U20 (2nd Claim) 9th (SB 3.57mi) adding 2cm to his 19 January height, GENNY HOWATT 11th (PB 3.47mi) adding 3cm to her 2 March height, WILLIAM SYLVESTER U17 12th (3.47mi), NOAH VAN DEN BERGH U15 16th (3.27mi), F ISAAC VAN DEN BERGH U17 6th (SB 4.02mi) adding 2cm to his 1 March height, and is ranked UK No.6 U17 in 2025
PRIMARY SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY FINALS – Took place at Stoneleigh on 22 March
Year 3 Boys – The winner was Alice Cokell (5.05) 38 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Warwickshire Primary (79 points) 1 team finished
Year 3 Girls – No Individual results published
Team Result – 1st Warwickshire Primary (135 points) 1 team finished
Year 4 Boys – Team Result – 1st Warwickshire Primary (187 points), 2nd Milton Keynes (250), 3rd Chigwell Schools (346) 3 teams finished
Year 4 Girls – LILY JANMOHAMED U11 5th (Hertfordshire Schools) (6.20) the winner was Rose Harris of Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (6.02) 90 runners finished
Team Result – 1st West Yorkshire (144 points), 2nd Warwickshire Primary (233), 3rd Milton Keynes (332) 3 teams finished
Year 5 Boys – DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11 40th (Hertfordshire Schools) (8.33) the winner was Sebastian Buxton of City of Stoke (7.28) 164 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Merseyside (152 points), 2nd Leicestershire (198), 3rd Worcestershire (253), 5th Hertfordshire (332) 9 teams finished
Year 5 Girls – No SBH runners, the winner was Mari Coltherd of Leicestershire (8.03) 154 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Merseyside (135 points), 2nd Leicestershire (174), 3rd Hertfordshire (206) 9 teams finished
Year 6 Boys – WILLIAM STOCKDALE U11 19th (Hertfordshire Schools) (9.18), ARI RUBENSTEIN U11 32nd (9.29), LUCAS XIE U15 62nd (Hertfordshire Schools) (9.45) the winner was Rowan Carson (8.37) 182 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Merseyside (97 points), 2nd Hertfordshire (119), 3rd Cumbria (223) 9 teams finished
Year 6 Girl – No SBH runners, the winner was Ada Greenway of Brighton (9.11) 181 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Leicestershire (189 points), 2nd West Yorkshire (197), 3rd Merseyside (231), 6th Hertfordshire (262) 8 teams finished
Year 7 Girls – No SBH runners, the winner was Madison Kindler of Brentwood Beagles (10.12) 135 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Merseyside (212 points), 2nd Hertfordshire (218), 3rd Cumbria (226) 9 teams finished
Year 7 Boys – JENSON DAY U13 38th (Hertfordshire Schools) (10.51) the winner was Sam Cousins of Radley (9.43) 127 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Hertfordshire
VELOCITY FEST 16 – Took place at Kingston, Jamaica on 22 March
100m – SM H7 ZHARNEL HUGHES 1st (SB 10.11 w-0.5) and is ranked UK No.1 in 2025, A ZHARNEL finished 2nd (10.14 w0.1)
100m – SW H1 PARIS KING U23 5th (12.42 w-1.9), B PARIS finished 4th (12.30 w-0.3)
PENN CHALLENGE – Took place at Franklin Field, Pennsylvania, USA on 22 March
400m Hurdles – SW 2 LILY PARRIS U23 (Princeton University) 1st (PB 64.81) and is ranked UK No.2 U23 in 2025
PARKRUN – Can you make sure that you are registered as ‘Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers’, as the link I use to select all results only shows SBH athletes. If anyone is also officiating can you please contact me and advise me where and when.
PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests
PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,283 events – 252,807 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 11,916 first timers – 32,504 PBs
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 22 March
PAUL LEWIS V50 4th (20.44) this was his 251st Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cassiobury on 22 March
MARTIN GREY V80 522nd (44.19) this was his 32nd Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 22 March
BARRY CHISHOLM V65 302nd (31.16) this was his 366th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hampstead Heath on 22 March
ETHAN SLUTZKIN U11 33rd (PB 22.26) this was his 122nd Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey on 22 March
CLIFF GOLDING V70 72nd (26.02) this was his 186th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Kesgrave on 22 March
ROSS HAMMOND U20 19th (20.37) this was his 74th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 22 March
BRADLEY SINGER V35 26th (21.47) this was his 315th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 72nd (23.53) this was his 462nd Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oaklands College on 22 March
JAMES DAVIS 38th (25.39) this was his 81st Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 22 March
RUSSELL DEVITT V75 247th (57.42) this was his 339th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Poole on 22 March
MARK COTTLE V35 8th (17.55) this was his 26th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 22 March
RAFI GAYER U20 1st (PB 16.35) this was his 6th Parkrun, ADAM O’GORMAN U20 2nd (PB 16.40) this was his 21st Parkrun, JACOB CLEMENT U20 3rd (PB 17.35) this was his 11th Parkrun, CALEB HILTON U15 4th (PB 17.47) this was his 23rd Parkrun, MATTHEW MAY U17 5th (PB 18.15) this was his 8th Parkrun, MYA MAIRS-INGRAM U20 7th (PB 18.58) this was her 5th Parkrun
SBH UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 27 MARCH UNTIL WEDNESDAY 7 MAY – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ section.
SOUTHERN MEN’S 12 STAGE AND WOMENS 6 STAGE ROAD RELAYS WHICH INCLUDE THE 15/U17 5K AND U13 3K ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 30 March at Milton Keynes.Bucks (MK14 6BN)/strong>
Start times – 11.00am U15/U17 5K, 12.00pm Men 6 Stages of 4.8K and 6 Stages of 7.2K, Women 4 Stages of 4.8K and 2 Stages of 7.2K
Entries Closed
EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE ROUND 1 – The first of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 13 April at the Cambridge University Athletics Track, 18 Adams Road, Cambridge (Satnav CB3 9AD).
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable – EYAL-Timetable-2025-matches-1-and-3-v1 (1)
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager, Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 10 April as the declarations have to be in on Friday 11 April
UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PREMIER SOUTH – The first fixture of three takes place on Sunday 27 April at the Thames Valley Athletics Track, Pococks Lane, Eton, Windsor (Satnav SL4 6HN).
Age-Groups Under 17 & U20 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable – YDL UAG Timetables 2025
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager
MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The first fixture of four takes place on Saturday 3 May at the Perival Park Athletics Track, Stockdove Way, Perivale, Greenford (Satnav UP6 8TJ).
Age-Groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager.
Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 1 May as the declarations have to be in on Friday 2 May.
BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Saturday 3 May to Monday 5 May at the Manchester Regional Arena, Gate 13, Ethiad Campus, Rowsley Street, Manchester (M11 3FF)
Link to BUCS website for all information and entry process – https://www.bucs.org.uk/events-page/athletics-outdoor-championships-2024-25.html
Entries Close Tuesday 8 April
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee
OPEN MEETING UPCOMING FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 27 MARCH UNTIL WEDNESDAY 7 MAY, THEN THOSE THAT ARE OPEN TO ENTER FOLLOWING THE 7 MAY.
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS THROWSFEST 2 – Takes place on Saturday 29 March at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entry fee for SBH members is £6 for their first event, and £9 for subsequent events. Entry fee for non SBH members is £12 for each event.
Events are Hammer starts at 10.20am, Discus and Shot starts at 13.40am and Javelin starts at 17.00am.
Entries Closed
WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 2 April at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 7.00pm 100m, 7.15pm 1500m no times over 5 minutes 30 seconds, 9.00pm 3000m no under 13s
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=26507
Entries Closing Date Monday 31 March
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date
LEE VALLEY OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Saturday 5 April at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events – 100m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 800m, 70mH, 75mH, 80mH, 100mH, 110mH, 400mH, Discus, Shot (full), Hammer – £10 per event.
Link to enter on OpenTrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/lvacopen/
Entries Closing Date Wednesday 2 April
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date
WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 16 April at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 7.00pm 200m no, 7.15pm 400m no under 13s, 7.30pm 800m no times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 9.00pm 3000m no times over 11 minutes, no under 13s
Link to entries on roster athletics, although entries are not open yet –
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date
BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Monday 21 April at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events – 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Entry is now open via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bft111125/
Entries Closing Date Saturday 6 April
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date
BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 18 May at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events – 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 400m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Entry is now open via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bft111118/
Entries Closing Date Saturday 10 May
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date
BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 1 June at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events – 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 400m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Entry is now open via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bft111119/
Entries Closing Date Friday 23 April
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date
BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 20 July at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events – 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 400m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Entry is now open via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bft111120/
Entries Closing Date Friday 11 July
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date
FASTEST AND SLOWEST PARKRUNS IN 2025 – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.
Statistician Tim Grose has unveiled his latest list of swift and tough courses across the UK.
Pegwell Bay in Kent has emerged as the fastest parkrun course in the latest statistical survey conducted by Tim Grose from the Power of 10. The Pegwell Bay event, which is on a two-lap course of largely gravel trail in Pegwell Bay Country Park, is judged slightly quicker than Walsall Arboretum with Battersea in third place. Pegwell organisers say: “The course is 5000m long and has been accurately measured by us with a professional measuring wheel. It consists of a two laps of the Pegwell Bay Country Park consisting of gravel trail for the entire route. “Along the route runners will benefit from the most amazing coastal views across Pegwell Bay towards Ramsgate, in addition to views along the nature reserve and intertidal mud flats that year on year attracts many wildlife enthusiasts due to its national and international waders and wildfowl.” Pegwell Bay was also judged fastest when the last survey was done in 2023.
Parkrun ‘world records’ were set by CIARA MAGEEAN and NICK GRIGGS at the Belfast Victoria event but it places sixth on the list.
With 835 parkrun courses included, the toughest or slowest event is Great Yarmouth North Beach – Top 10 fastest parkruns:
1 Pegwell Bay
2 Walsall Arboretum
3 Battersea
4 Isabel Trail (Main)
5 Bromley (Winter)
6 Belfast Victoria
7 Widnes
8 Elder Park
9 Aberbeeg
10 Marine Parade (Main)
The full list can be seen here
WORLD ATHLETICS TO INTRODUCE PRE-CLEARANCE SEX TESTS FOR WOMEN – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.
SEB COE says mandatory non-invasive swab tests will be brought in to further protect the female category. Just days after losing the battle to become president of the International Olympic Committee, SEB COE is back in action as president of World Athletics and, speaking at the close of the governing body’s latest council meeting, he said “pre-clearance tests” will be introduced soon for female athletes.
These will include cheek-swab or dry blood tests and will be non-invasive. They will only be necessary once in an athlete’s career, too. New regulations, he added, will be drafted in coming weeks with the chance the tests could be introduced ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo in September. COE said: “It’s important to do it because it maintains everything that we’ve been talking about, and particularly recently, about not just talking about the integrity of female women’s sport, but actually guaranteeing it. We feel this is a really important way of providing confidence and maintaining that absolute focus on the integrity of competition. “We will doggedly protect the female category, and we’ll do whatever is necessary to do it.”
Under its existing rules, World Athletics excludes anyone from the female category who has undergone male puberty, based on research that says trans women retain a significant physical advantage even after undergoing testosterone suppression therapy. But the governing body is now citing new evidence which shows there is already an athletically significant performance gap before the onset of puberty and is consequently looking to strengthen its rules in this area. COE says the move is motivated by a desire to “ensure that our guidelines keep up with the latest information available to maintain a fair and level playing field in the female category”. Of course sex tests are not new in athletics. World Athletics’ predecessor, the IAAF, introduced sex verification tests in the 1950s and later at the 1966 European Championships amid rumours that several female Eastern Bloc athletes were actually men. These were, however, physical or visual tests, which are very different to the non-invasive tests proposed this week.
World Athletics conducted consultation on the current proposals earlier this year. “Overwhelmingly, the view has come back that this is absolutely the way to go,” said COE, “within the caveats raised [on testing not being too intrusive].” Asked whether he felt the policy would stand up to legal challenge and scrutiny, COE said: “Yes I am, but you accept the fact that that is the world we live in. I would never have set off down this path to protect the female category in sport if I’d been anything other than prepared to take the challenge head on. “We’ve been to the court of arbitration [for sport] on our DSD [difference of sexual development] regulations. They have been upheld and they have again been upheld after appeal.” COE said World Athletics would now identify an agency equipped to deal with such a high capacity of tests. In other news, COE said the 300m hurdles will become an “official event”, although there is no suggestion it will be brought into major championships any time soon.
Current world records are held by FEMKE BOL with (36.86) and KARSTEN WARHOLM with (33.26). British athletes CHRIS RAWLINSON and DAVID HEMERY are among those who have held the world best marks for this event in the past. World Athletics said: “The 300m hurdles will become an official event, forming part of the Competition Rules & Technical Rules. As such, it will serve all World Athletics statistical purposes, including world rankings towards which it will score as a similar event to the 400m hurdles. A list of world best performances will be kept, while conditions for setting an inaugural world record will be decided at a later stage, once the popularity of the event will have reached a meaningful level.” A new mixed 4x100m with women running the first two legs followed by two men will be introduced to the World Athletics Relays this year in Guangzhou and the Ultimate Championships in 2026.
With regards evenets, GABORONE, BOTSWANA, will host the 2026 World Athletics Relays; BRASILIA, BRAZIL will stage the 2026 Race Walking Team Championships; and NASSAU, BAHAMAS, will hold the World Athletics Relays for the fifth time in 2028. In other news, there is no change to current sanctions over Russia and Belarus. The timetable for the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee in January was approved. The creation of a new coaching body will be investigated as well to provide a voice to coaches.
With the curtain having only just fallen on the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, COE said: “We had three days of really, really good action and it marks the start of a busy and productive year for athletics. This was the start of a three-year journey through Asia with five World Athletics events here in the next two and a half year.”
ATHLETICS WEEKLY 1969 TO 1987 – RICHARD SAMUEL wishes to dispose of his collection of Athletics Weekly’s, which ranges from mid 1969 to mid 1987. Most years are complete but there are a few gaps. Mostly the condition is good but a few are a bit dog eared. RICHARD suggests a donation to club funds by anyone interested and they would have be collected.
Anyone interested please contact RICHARD by email at Richard.samuel1@btinternet.com
ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the February issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – England Athletics February 2025 Throws Community Newsletter
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.
To follow our newInstagram account, from your own account, by searching for ‘shaftesbury_barnet’ or by clicking https://www.instagram.com/shaftesbury_barnet/
To Members and Parents, if you wish for any photographs to be posted on Instagram, please email them to sbh.instagram@outlook.com If you can at the same time give details on when and where the photographs was taken, plus any other comments.
Please feel free to post photographs of any special occasion, for example, your wedding day, an addition to the family.
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM – Since the account was setup, there has been an amazing amount of Videos and Photographs contributed with many comments. There are 2 posts this week.
Photograph of 6 of our runners at the Sunny Hill Parkrun, see results above. The Parkruns are used to select the London Borough of Barnet TCS London Mini Marathon teams.
Photograph of PHILIP CUNNINGHAM with his Best Performance Awards certificate.
THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS
SBH 2025 SUMMER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2025 Summer Fixture Card has now been published on the SBH Website on 20 March 2025. This is the link to the fixture card, which you can access and print for future reference – https://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
Information on each fixture will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter as and when available, this is the link to the current and previous SBH Weekly Newsletters – https://sbharriers.co.uk/news/
SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY POINTS RACES – Take place throughout the season, the final winners hve now been determined.
Link to the final Men and Women’s points tables, following the National Championships at Parliament Hill on 22 February –Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Final Issue 22-02-25 Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Final Issue 22-02-25
SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACES – Take place throughout the season, the final winners hve now been determined.
Link to the final Men and Women’s Club Championship winners, following the 25 January Southern Championships – SBH Cross Country Club Championship Winners 2024-2025 Updated 25-01-25
STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 2024-2025 The entrance fee on the membership form, cover the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025.
GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – The document has been put together with contributors from LISA WEBB, MARTIN ROCHFORD, NADEEM SHAIKH, RACHEL FELTON, LIAM and JAMIE DEE, JAMES LOVELL, EMILIA ECONOMU, ALAN WELLER, KAREN HARRISON, TIM UNDERHILL, GLEN WATTS, JOANNA WINFIELD, SHAUN CLIFFORD and EUAN MACKENZIE – Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Memorial To George Harrison From Friends And Members 20 April 2023
If you wish to contribute your own memories and/or photographs of GEORGE, please email them to me, either within the email or as a separate attached word document.
CODES OF CONDUCT – SBH have now adopted the UK Athletics (UKA) and the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAF) Codes of Conduct which set out national standards of conduct for all clubs, coaches, officials, volunteers and athletes in the sport. The purpose of the codes are to clarify what behaviours are acceptable and unacceptable, the standards of practice expected and the basis for challenging and improving practice. The Codes are similar to our previous Codes of Conduct which were part of the previous ClubMark scheme. All club member and anyone undertaking a relevant role must agree to abide by the codes of conduct. The Codes of Conduct have now been put onto our Website, please read these to understand the commitments you are making by being a member of SBH.
Link to the Code of Conduct document – Codes Of Conduct Booklet 2021 (1)
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF INTEREST CAN BE FOUND ON THE SBH WEBSITE BY USING THIS LINK – http://sbharriers.co.uk/
Section ‘About Us’, includes Annual Reports, Best Performance Trophy Awards, Individual And Relay Best Performances By Year, Club Records and SBH All-Time Top 10 T&F Performances.
Section ‘Team Managers And Competitions’, shows details of Track & Field, Cross Country and Road Relays Team Managers.
Section ‘Future Information/Results’, includes Information On Each Fixture, Summer & Winter Fixture Cards, Winter X/C Points Tables and Winter Club Championships Winners.
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW CLUB KIT – They are now available to purchase from our club kit supplier, Supreme Sports – click on the link for the full range – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/
By opening the link, you will be on the front page, which displays the men’s items. Click on SBH LADIES for the women’s items, or click on SBH KIDS for the young athletes’ items.
CLUB HOODIES– With well over eight hundred hoodies already in circulation, this is your opportunity to join the club. The bright red hoody is made to order and has your name embroidered on the front along with the club badge and has the Club name on the back. We now have 2 styles, the original pull over style at £37 + P&P or the new one with a full zip at £40 + P&P.
Here is the link to the Supreme Sports website which if you click on it, will take YOU to the new Club Hoody and allow you to then view the full range of Club kit online – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/
ACCESS TO SBH CLUBHOUSE – The new Keyholders to the outside door are TY HOLDEN, CLYDE GORDON, NEVILLE THOMPSON, GREG THOMPSON, COLIN GODFREY and YAMILLE ALDAMA who all use the Clubhouse outside of normal stadium opening hours. GEOFF MORPHITIS and DAVE BEDFORD will also have a key. All other key fob holders can continue to gain access to the clubhouse via the (New) West Stand Entrance and the Trackside Door to the Clubhouse.
Link to note and details for further information – SBH Club House Door 20-01-23
PHOTOGRAPH’S – From time to time we have photographs of our members taken at meetings or presentations which we would like to use both on the website or incorporated within our report to our local newspaper. Can you please let me know if you do NOT want your photograph to be published. Also, I would appreciate if you could send me any photographs, which I can then publish on the website and newsletter.
FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.
CAN YOU HELP PLEASE – I would welcome any contributions From Yourselves, any impending marriages, or additions to the family, any running or competing incidents, also past warm weather training/holidays (No Club 24 please). Currently the response has been excellent, but if you have anything that could make it into next week’s Newsletter – please email me.
CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF SHAFTESBURY INFORMATION – Currently I notify members (by email) using “MailChimp”. The reason I changed, was in November 2017 “Gmail” put a limit of 100 addresses that users could send to in a 24-hour period, and currently I send to approximately 850 members each issue.
On seeking technical advice “MailChimp” was recommended as the best way for SBH to go forward. There is one thing you should be aware off is that when you receive an email from me, the footer at the bottom has 4 options, of which one is “Unsubscribe Me From List”. Could I ask you not to select this as if you do you will be automatically removed from my distribution list.
SBH MIDWEEK POLE VAULT CLUB AT STONEX STADIUM – The current arrangements until further notice are that Pole Vault training is on Monday’s and Wednesday’s from 18.30pm to 21.00pm. Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.
SBH HIGH JUMPS GROUP AT STONEX STADIUM – High Jump training takes place on Monday’s from 19.00pm to 21.00pm. These sessions will be run by our High Jump Coach GRANT BROWN. There will be a charge of £10 per session.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend
SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2024-2025 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 02-09-24
POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2025 – To all athletes young & old – are you aware of the SBH Pole Vault sessions held at StoneX Stadium on Monday & Wednesday evenings from 18.30pm. We have room to coach more of you, why not come along and watch a session and the get involved – give it a try NOW.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk for more details.
STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.
SBH PRIVACY STATEMENT – In becoming a member, SBH will collect certain information about you. Can you please read the attached ‘Privacy Statement’ which contains Information on General Data Protection Regulations – SBH Privacy Statement Final April 2018
STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.
STONEX STADIUM AWARDED TRACKMARK STANDARD – Congratulations on achieving the UK Athletics Quality Assurance Standards for StoneX Stadium. This is the letter from UK Athletics and certificate showing all area that achieved compliance – StoneX Stadium Award Letter 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate
ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER – alanweller111@gmail.com